Show ROBBERS KILL SOLDIERS five fire hundred chinese troops troop massacred Mafa cred lj by pirates canton au aug 17 five fire hundred 01 soldiers ol were surrounded at cothon on the beret river by robbers and od it desperate fight occurred ending in a victory for the robbers who havo have hoisted lio isted their flaps flags upon all commanding points and occupied the villages Til lages in the vicinity three hundred and fifty soldiers were killed and too wounded two thousand more troops have hava left canton to engage the rebels washington aug 17 the dispatch from canton is in line with apprehensions expressed to the state depa ament in a recent report from consul general wildman at hongtong Hoog koug in which he be gave an account of the prevalence of piracy and brigandage it was stated that large towns along the river were headquarters for these piratical parties and that they ther practically dominated the navigation navi gatio of the river the intimation was given that the chinese were powerless to cope with the evil it would seem that it would have to b be overcome by british gunboats gun boats |